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K. M JOHNSON, Editor
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A dvance In Y am hill an d P olk C ounties. O u tsid e of C ountie» » 2 .5 0 .
A dvertising H ate« (liv en U pon A pplication.
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What Kind of a Deal
I m the Housing Proposition?
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And under »uch circumstance»,
public authority stands by to aid
and assist private enterprise in
bludgeoning from the public,
profit» that are out of line and
oppressive.
This is exactly as the matter
apjwars today and if any of the
statements and charges made
are not true, the Times will glad
ly rectify any such statements.
noon will be provided; Mrs. Es
ther Fawk giving the history of
Willamina and the Civic Club
and a vocal solo by Dr. Victor E.
Johnson. Refreshments will be
served by the executive board
and officers.
The club president, Mrs. Ha
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Times Want Ads get results!
WILLAMINA CIVIC CLUB
TO MEET SEPTEMBER 28
AT REBEKAH HALL
them lean over conveniently for
The Willamina Civic Club will
the boy with the battle axe.
That for the officials, but meet Thursday, September 28th,
Both the Willamina anti Sher what about a bunch of people a*, two o’clock at the Rebekah
idan houaing propositions are who stand for that kind of dam- hall. This will be the first meet-
practically ready for occupancy foolishness? The priorities and ing of the club year,
but the new houses are t« nant the release of vital materials to
Entertainment for the aftcr-
ie»». In Willamina it is almost n special group constitutes a
a year since the announcement vital right, given up by the pub
was made thut because Hi,:.i- lic, NOT for some private pei-
mina was a highly industrial son or group to make a special
community, manufacturing very bunch of money (or is it), but
PHHentiul war material*, it had I to obtain aomethinsr which will
been grunted a housing project, further the war effort. As such
whereby 20 new homes would be the public and every citizen has
for relieving
I constructed at once V ............
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IIH I right
l^ll V to
vv « ask
» »» the Housing - Ao-
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the acute shortage of homes for ministration in Washington and
workers
what
nvt
i in i Portland,
w«
»» »»««v the idea
Late in the fall, actual con- Willamina’s housing project has
struction was begun and the con not aided the war effort. It has,
W hen you
struct ion group as well ak the if possible, retarded it.
are through
Housing Authority in Portland ‘ The homes are almost a stig
w ith th a t
promised that these new home» ma on the community. They will
match or cigarette, brtak
would be available for rent about remain through the years as a
the first of the year. This writer monument to the greed of pri
it u p !. . .That il another
called up Mr. Folger Johnson, i vate groups and the bungling of
thoughtful way to pre
chief of the housing administra- | public officials. They are in no
vent forest fires.
tion in Portland, who stated manner or under any circum
that these homes would be for stances worth the tremendous
rent and were being built under prices asked for them, slightly
KEEP
s|wcial authority whereby crit more than half the money would
OREGON
ical materials would lie released be a good price, in the opinion of
GREEN
by the war department and prop- this writer, and if they can tie
ASSOCIATION
, r priorities for the release of sold at all. it will be because the
S A L E M ,O R C .
this material extended to the housing situation is acute and
builder. Mr. Johnson also hasten the houses are ready and vacant.
ed to add that the project was
built by private capital but un
der government guarantee.
Now Willamina’s houses, after
long weary months of spasmodic
spurts of construction work, are
ready for occupancy, although
jrrr. mds and surroundings are
still in deplorable condition and
wood sheds non-existent and ga
rages only a slab of concrete.
But the interior of the homes
ure tenable and now the an
nouncement is made that tin*
homes are not for rent hilt only
for sale and nt $5250 for the
units without basements and
$5750 for those with basements
Southern Pacific has been a part of western life for
Now, it may be that the pub
three quarters of a century. We’ve had our share of
lic has nothing to say about a
“private housing project" and it
brickbats, and we’ve had our share of praise. Mostly
may I m * that they might havt
we’ve been taken pretty much for granted, like the
plenty to say. In Outer Mongolia,
paper boy or the milkman.
tb it this writer once referred to,
Since Pearl Harbor, though, people generally have
where we like to talk of the in
habitants as half civilized, they
regarded Southern Pacific and the other railroads
take officials who arrange this
with new understanding and appreciation. Now, when
kind of boon-dogglery out and
the chips are down, they seem to realize how indis
set them on their knees and have
pensable the railroads really are.
i i m
zel Olson, reports an active club
year has been planned, high
lighted by Red Cross work.
All ladies of the community
are invited to attend this meet
ing.
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ln freight and passenger volume, South
ern Pacific is the third largest railroad
in Americn. Only the Pennsylvania and
New York C entral are carrying a bigger
load than Southern Pacific.
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C o n tro lle rs assure you
o f d e p e n d a b le service.
Safety approved — engi
We serve more m ilitary meals to per
sonnel of the armed forces th an any
o th er two U. S railroads combined And,
of course, service men and women have
first call on our restricted ration points.
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Because of Southern Pacific’s strategic location in
relation to the war against Japan, we have been
called upon to carry an enormous westbound burden.
In addition, we are handling vast quantities of raw
materials and finished products of greatly expanded
western industries, plus an abnormally large east-
bound movement of foodstuffs.
The six facts below may help explain the unprece
dented burden we are carrying, and why our service
to civilians is not as good as we’d like it to be:
Southern Pacific's 15,000 miles of line
(more than any o th e r U nited S tates
railroad! are predominately single track,
requiring the most accurate and exacting
kind of railroading.
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Southern Pacific serves more military
and naval establishm ents th a n any
other railroad in the U. S. From New Or
leans to Portland an endless chain o f air
bases and encampments adjoins our line.
3
Southern Pacific has th e main north
and south line along the Pacific Coast,
serving the principal ports of embarkation
from San Diego to Portland. N aturally,
troop trains m ust come first w ith us.
Pacific crosses innumerable
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ountain ranges, and has to clim b
more major sum m its th an any other U. S.
railroad. It takes more locomotives to pull
trains up steep mountain grades.
neered fo r lasting, satis
fying, low cost perform
ance. Available in battery
or H i-line operated units.
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